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In April 1945, after more than three years as a guerrilla leader in the Philippines, Lt. Col. Edward Ernest McClish came home to Okmulgee, Oklahoma, where his family, who had refused to believe him dead, waited for him.
Read moreDigging through old stuff to put in a garage sale or just throw away—that’s what you do to stuff you spend the biggest part of your life collecting—I discovered old, yellowed, newspaper columns I’d written in the 80s for The Wewoka Times.
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Few summertime holidays elicit as much excitement as the Fourth of July, also known as Independence Day in the United States.
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Cities and towns across the country commemorate special days with various festivities, particularly when warm weather beckons people outdoors.
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Independence Day is a celebration of the United States of America. The holiday is marked by fanfare and large parties, complete with barbecues, fireworks and parades.
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Each year on July 4, Americans celebrate the birth of their nation and independence from Great Britain. This day marks the anniversary of the presentation and acceptance of the Declaration of Independence, signed 242 years ago on July 4, 1776.
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Celebrations are common in July. American Independence Day is celebrated each July 4th, and that momentous occasion lays the foundation for a month-long celebration of Americana.
Read moreJohn Adams, a staunch supporter of American independence and a representative for Boston at the First Continental Congress, felt that, after America gained independence from Great Britain, July 2nd was the correct date on which to celebrate Americ
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